The Accident (One Direction Fanfic)

Chapter 11: Battle Ships

“…that surgery is my only chance to be able to spend more time with you and to be able get to know you better, so sleep now Nora because after tomorrow we’ll have all the time in the world together.” He reached over, turned off the lamp and nestled in closer. The whole time I was hoping that his surgery would go well and that night I fell asleep with the comforting thoughts of being able to spend more time with him.

(NORA’S POV)

“Nora, Nora can you hear me?” I blinked a few times and the bright hospital lights stunned me as I woke up from the blissful darkness of sleep. I mumbled an answer for the voice and rolled over expecting to be squished by one of the boys lying next to me but an unfamiliar figure was where they should have been. I unsuccessfully felt for some familiarity before being forced to open my eyes again. They took a minute to adjust to the morning light but even with blurry vision I could still recognize Xavier lying beside me.

 I smiled and buried my head in his chest, “Morning beautiful,” I scoffed and his laugh shook his whole body and in turn mine which was resting on his chest.

“The boys came in late last night but you were already asleep so they let you stay.” I muttered a response but the sound got lost in the warmth of his body. “However, I did promise I’d bring you back to them when you woke up so…” I pulled my face out from underneath the covers and looked up at his warm, happy face.

“Well then why did you wake me up?” I whined cheekily and he leant down and pecked my lips before pulling away and hoping out of the bed. Xavier grabbed a beanie from his side table and pulled it down over his head to cover his scars. I wished then that it was that easy to hide mine. I had instinctively brought my hand up to my face and I ran it down the course of the scar traveling down my face and under my chin. Xavier turned around and I quickly pulled my hand away from my face but he raised an eyebrow accusingly and walked towards me from the other side of the bed.

“Nora you don’t need to worry about them, they’re just your battle scars and they show just how brave and amazing you are for surviving this so wear them with pride.” I looked up and his sparkling eyes were so sincere that I couldn’t help but believe him.

“If you say so,” He smiled and nodded so I clambered out of the bed but too quickly it seemed because I felt light headed and dizzy before I could get steady on my feet. I waited for it to pass and gripped my head hoping that it wouldn’t be long and then I remembered that this wasn’t just going to pass if I waited long enough.

“Nora, what’s wrong? Nora?” He called after me as I ran into the bathroom and slammed the door shut locking it behind me, he shouldn’t have to see me like this. Xavier banged his fist on the door trying to get in while I faced the familiar porcelain bowl and threw up the contents of my stomach like every morning past.

When the feeling had finally subsided I sat there on the cold tiled floor for a moment trying to block out his desperate calls from the other side of the door. I took my time to stand up and I went over to the sink, rinsing my mouth and washing my face, which would have to do until I could get some toothpaste or mouthwash from my room later. I braced myself before opening the door and he stumbled forward into the room after having had all his weight pushed on the door.

“Sorry about that, it’s just a, um side effect, yeah it’s a side effect of my surgeries so no need to worry.” He looked at first as if he didn’t believe me and I didn’t blame him, I was a pretty shit liar as it was and the whole ordeal did seem a bit suspicious.

“Still I could have heaped you but anyway have they given you something for it?” He came forward and wiped some of the wet hair out of my eyes and I quickly mumbled something about leaving it back in my room so he got us ready and started to push my chair down the hall.